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UK Average Earnings

UK Average Earnings 16 August 2017

UK Average Earnings 16 August 2017: 2.1% for June 2017, above the 1.8% forecast and against 1.9% in May 2017 (first reported as 1.8%). 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 16 Aug 2017 at 08:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Office for National Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
2.1%
June 2017
Forecast
1.8%
The market consensus
Previous
1.9%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat can support sterling if it points to stronger wage pressure and a slower BoE easing path.

UK Average Earnings 16 August 2017: 2.1% for June 2017 against a 1.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Aug 2017Jun2.1%1.8%1.9%
12 Jul 2017May1.8%1.8%2.1%
14 Jun 2017Apr2.1%2.4%2.3%
17 May 2017Mar2.4%2.4%2.3%
12 Apr 2017Feb2.3%2.2%2.3%
15 Mar 2017Jan2.2%2.4%2.6%
15 Feb 2017Dec2.6%2.8%2.8%
18 Jan 2017Nov2.8%2.6%2.6%
14 Dec 2016Oct2.5%2.3%2.4%
16 Nov 2016Sep2.3%2.4%2.3%
19 Oct 2016Aug2.3%2.3%2.4%
14 Sep 2016Jul2.3%2.1%2.5%
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